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Picnic, parking hot topics at March SEA meeting The Staff Employees Association is gearing up for what could be the great- est show on earth. One of the themes organizers are considering for this year's annual staff employee picnic - sched- uled for June 29 - is the three-ring cir- cus. Meanwhile, parking officials also are looking for ways to alleviate the strain on parking and campus traffic flow. They have increased the number of car- pool spots in the parking structure to 40 and funded a fourth campus shuttle. They also may erect a visitors kiosk at the parking structure to alleviate con- gestion at the east entrance to campus. Plans for the parking structure, slated to be built

the human resource department often feels caught in the middle because it has to focus on concerns from both the administration and the employees, but that ultimately changes must be made with the consent of President Alice B. Hayes. Sciuto says concerns discussed in the forum will be forwarded to the president. Larry Gardepie, an SEA adviser, says about our benefits," says Gardepie, who is involved in the campus-wide installation of the Oracle computer system. "I thought it was pos- itive, but I wasn't expecting solutions." Mark your calendars: The SEA is looking for volunteers to man its booth at the Linda Vista Multicultural Fair and Parade from noon to 4:30 p.m., April 28. For information call SEA Secretary Anna Cain at ( 619) 260- 4659. The SEA reserved 300 seats for an employee trip to see the Padres square off against the Dodgers at 7:05 p.m., June 30. Tickets are $8 and fans will be given Fourth of July baseball caps . A flier, with an order form and additiona l information, will circulate in coming weeks. the panel was a good first step. "It was an education as to why the university makes the decisions it does

At their March meeting, SEA mem- bers called for volunteers to join the picnic committee and the administra- tor-of-the-year committee. The recipi- ent will be announced at the festivities. "The picnic is a chance for employ- ees to get together and have good com- pany, good food and good fun," says Calista Davis of human resources, who spoke at the SEA meeting. "There's something for everyone." Treasurer Doug Gilbert, SEA's park- ing committee representative, reported that the public safety department has been operating on a budget deficit. To get back in the black, parking officials are reviewing the possibility of increas- ing the fee for reserved parking passes by $100 annually and the price of other parking permits by $25 annually. Fines, now $25 for each infraction, also could be increased. Penalties could be raised to $50 for the first offense, $100 for the second and $150 for the third. People who fail to pay their fines could have their parking passes revoked. These options, however, still need to be funneled through the faculty senate and other channels before final approval.

All staff members are encouraged to attend the monthly SEA meetings. The next meeting will be held from 2 to 3 /J.m. April 11, Hahn University Center 107.

in the lot near the west entrance

to cam- pus, are still being debated by the city of San Diego. Some members suggested that reserved parking permits could be shared between part-timers or rented out when the permit's primary user is on vacation. Participants also reported on a recent panel discussion on benefits, which was co-sponsored by the SEA and the American Association of University Professors. The panel was formed to educate members of the campus community about the available benefits, the future for the dental and medical plans and how faculty and staff input is received. SEA adviser Nina Sciuto says one of employees' biggest concerns is that the university doesn't pay for dependent medical and dental coverage. She says

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